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The St. Regis Residences Construction Update - October 2023
October 2023 Inspection Records The St. Regis Residences at 9.18% Construction Progress in Downtown Dubai
Phase 2 enabling and piling works stood at very advanced stages when The St. Regis Residences recorded 9.18 percent on 30 October 2023. Background image: developer rendering.
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The St. Regis Residences Construction Snapshot
A 9.18% reading on 30 October 2023 puts The St. Regis Residences at the start of the enabling and foundations band, where the priority for buyers is where their instalments sit, not how quickly the towers will rise.
The St. Regis Residences, Downtown Dubai
1816
Active
9.18%
30 October 2023
28 February 2017
1,108 residences
563,676.34 sq m
25 December 2026
Data source: RERA inspection conducted on 30 October 2023 for DLD project 1816, from the DLD app inspection card and the Independent Progress Monitoring Report, which gives the status as Enabling Works - Progressing and files six inspection photos. The card also lists an undated previous inspection figure of 7.07%; with no date attached, no pace is calculated from it. Register details (status, units, start and completion dates) are as shown in the DLD app in September 2026. The header image is a developer rendering of the finished project, not a photograph of the site in October 2023. Construction tracking against RERA inspection data runs across the full tohidfetrat.com project portfolio and is reviewed after every published cycle. Last updated: September 2026.
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This Inspection Cycle
The St. Regis Residences Construction Progress Summary
Project 1816 carries a DLD construction start of 28 February 2017, yet the 30 October 2023 reading stands at 9.18%. The inspection report accounts for the gap: phase 1, five common basements, is recorded as delivered well before this visit, while phase 2, the two towers, was still at enabling and piling works.
- Phase 1: five common basements, recorded by the inspection report as delivered earlier
- Phase 2 enabling works, at very advanced stages
- Piling works, at very advanced stages
- Foundations and substructure for the tower phase
- Superstructure: Tower 1 to 65 floors plus roof, Tower 2 to 44 floors plus roof
- Ground and two podium levels, then internal and external finishes across 1,108 residences
- Handover, expected in Q4 2026
Payment Linked Progress
What 9.18% Progress Means for The St. Regis Residences Buyers
The St. Regis Residences schedule of record is date-based, not milestone-based: for buyers on the March 2022 launch plan, 35% of the price had fallen due by this reading against 9.18% recorded progress, with a further 10% scheduled for November 2023. At this early stage, four checks mattered most.
Verify the escrow account
With instalments running ahead of the build, each one should reach only the DLD regulated escrow account for project 1816, held at Dubai Islamic Bank. The St. Regis Residences escrow account verification shows the check; the lookup itself takes about two minutes against the official DLD project record.
Confirm Oqood and your SPA dates
Make sure the purchase is registered on Oqood, the DLD interim register for off plan units, and reread how your sale and purchase agreement dates each instalment and the 30% due on construction completion. Not sure how your installments map to this reading? Send me your SPA schedule and I will map it against the recorded milestones.
Plan the snagging inspection early
At 9.18% the handover inspection is years away, but setting aside time and budget for an independent check now avoids a rushed booking in 2026. The St. Regis Residences snagging inspection guide explains when that window opens.
Watch for the towers to rise
With Tower 1 planned at 65 floors and Tower 2 at 44, the readings after piling show the real pace of phase 2. The St. Regis Residences construction updates hub lists every dated reading in order.
General framework, not legal advice: instalment dates, notice periods, and fee obligations are set by your individual SPA and the DLD record, and both should be read directly.
Buying at 9.18%?
That entry point is now historical: the 9.18% reading dates from 30 October 2023, the towers have progressed well beyond it, and the latest dated figure sits on the construction updates hub. What this record still shows is the trade off at the start of phase 2. Every payment goes to the DLD-registered escrow account for project 1816, released against inspected construction progress.
- Five common basements already recorded as delivered in phase 1
- Just over three years to the Q4 2026 handover
- 35% due by date under the March 2022 schedule, 30% held to completion
- Full construction risk carried from excavation onward
- Three to four years is the usual delivery horizon
- Longest instalment runway, priced at launch levels
Limited units listed available on the project page at the time of publishing; availability shifts between cycles.
About the Development
The St. Regis Residences Project Details
At the 30 October 2023 reading, The St. Regis Residences was a phase 2 site at enabling and piling stage, planned as 1,108 residences in 65 and 44 floor towers over a shared podium. Starting prices at publication: AED 2.48M ≈ USD 674K.
Entering at this stage meant carrying the full tower build, from piling to the Q4 2026 handover, in exchange for the earliest position in a schedule that was already date-based rather than tied to construction milestones.
The St. Regis Residences by Emaar Project GuideSite Context This Cycle
Explore The St. Regis Residences Location on Dubai Map
The St. Regis Residences occupies plot 183 in the DLD area the register names Burj Khalifa, inside The Opera District on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, a one minute walk from Dubai Opera by the developer's own measure. That setting framed the October 2023 cycle: the works on site were the second phase of a project whose five common basements were already recorded as delivered, so the inspection tracked enabling and piling for the towers rather than a first excavation.
Downtown Dubai, a 500-acre community in the developer's description, already had its landmarks open at this reading, with Burj Khalifa a three minute walk and The Dubai Mall four minutes on foot from the site and the Dubai Metro running along Sheikh Zayed Road. For buyers at 9.18%, that separated the risks: the district was in place, so the open question was the towers themselves and the three years of works ahead of the Q4 2026 handover. See the project’s position on the interactive Dubai real estate map.
Buyer Resources for This Project
Investing in The St. Regis Residences During Early Construction Progress
In the enabling and foundations band, payment protection and registration come first, with residency and handover planning further out. Each resource below is matched to where The St. Regis Residences stood at this reading.
The St. Regis Residences Construction Updates
This page: the 30 October 2023 inspection record, with phase 2 enabling and piling works underway.
The St. Regis Residences Golden Visa in The Opera District
The St. Regis Residences, Emaar's 1,108 residences in two Downtown Dubai towers, qualifies at every typology from the 1 bedroom.
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The St. Regis Residences Escrow: Emaar's Downtown Account at Dubai Islamic Bank
The St. Regis Residences in Downtown Dubai escrows 1108 units at Dubai Islamic Bank, DLD project 1816, 76.05% certified June 2026.
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The St. Regis Residences Snagging in The Opera District
The St. Regis Residences is the pair of Emaar towers of 65 and 44 floors in Downtown Dubai, holding 1,108 residences.
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Other The St. Regis Residences Construction Updates
October 2023 is the earliest reading in this series; the later inspections follow phase 2 from piling into foundations, substructure, and the towers themselves.
Where This Update Fits
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The October 2023 reading sits inside a wider picture: the Downtown Dubai listings a buyer could weigh against it, the district around the plot, and the developer behind the towers.
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The St. Regis Residences Construction Progress in October 2023: Frequently Asked Questions
The RERA inspection of 30 October 2023 recorded The St. Regis Residences, DLD project 1816, at 9.18% construction progress. The Independent Progress Monitoring Report for that date gives the progress status as Enabling Works - Progressing, with six inspection photos filed with the record.
The developer's March 2022 payment plan gives December 2026 as the estimated construction completion date, and handover is expected in Q4 2026; the DLD register, as viewed in September 2026, shows a registered completion date of 25 December 2026. Registered completion dates can be revised between inspection cycles, so the latest record on The St. Regis Residences construction updates hub supersedes the dates shown here.
The DLD register lists 28 February 2017 as the construction start, while the 30 October 2023 inspection report describes a phased project: phase 1, five common basements, recorded as delivered well before the inspection, and phase 2 progressing with enabling works and piling at very advanced stages. The 9.18% reading was taken at that point, before any tower superstructure appears in the inspection notes.
The 30 October 2023 inspection notes record phase 2 enabling works and piling works, both at very advanced stages. Enabling works prepare the plot for building and piling carries the future tower loads down into the ground; both come before the substructure and before Tower 1 (65 floors plus roof) and Tower 2 (44 floors plus roof) can begin to rise over the common podium.
Under the developer's March 2022 payment plan, four dated instalments totalling 35% of the price fell due before 30 October 2023: the 10% down payment in March 2022, 10% in May 2022, 10% in November 2022 and 5% in May 2023, with the next 10% scheduled for November 2023. The plan is date-based, so these amounts followed the calendar rather than the 9.18% reading, while the final 30% is tied to construction completion, estimated for December 2026. An individual SPA can differ from this schedule of record.
The DLD app's inspection card for 30 October 2023 shows 7.07% in its Previous Inspection field, but no date is attached to that figure. Without a date, the gap to 9.18% cannot be turned into a monthly pace, so this page reports the October 2023 reading on its own and measures pace only between dated readings.
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